Where in the world is BrianR? - Page 10

tw · 05-10-2009, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

If they put the tank under the trunk they could have an access plate but it's such a rare occurrence why bother?

How to find the fuel pump on a 1998 honda accord?

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It is located inside the fuel tank on top. ... There is an access panel in the trunk or under the back seat.

Many vehicles put the gas tank below the trunk which makes fuel pump access easier. That mislocated fuel tank created the famous Pinto fires and fires in GM products (see the cost analysis at Long-Hidden Documents Reveal GM Cost-Benefit Analyses Led to Severe Burn Injuries).

Meanwhile Honda has always put every fuel tank in every car safely ahead of its rear axle. Even Honda has an access plate for the fuel pump.

Some cars may be defectively designed so that a fuel pump access plate is not provided. (I still remember the Chevy's. Remove one motor mount and jack the engine up a few inches to replace two spark plugs.) However, simple design means a same solution is easily implemented in trucks.

Locating a fuel pump inside the gas tank has long been routine. A diesel truck manufacturer must have good reason for still using the long obsoleted suction method. Pumps are routinely mounted in all vehicles (including airplanes) with that pump easily serviced. A curious question is why trucks still use that long since obsoleted suction pumping.

Or maybe this truck is unique? Maybe other trucks do use fuel tank pumps? That would also explain why junior mechanics were easily confused by a simple air bubble in a fuel line.

capnhowdy · 05-11-2009, 06:59 AM

It just hit me.

BrianR is actually a fuel pump.

Undertoad · 05-11-2009, 09:06 AM

Sure, we all are.

busterb · 05-11-2009, 04:47 PM

Trucks have 2 tanks, or more. So you would need to have two pumps and supporting lines, wires, etc.

tw · 05-11-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by busterb

Trucks have 2 tanks, or more. So you would need to have two pumps and supporting lines, wires, etc.

See reference to 'gimp' mode. A pump fails. It gets fixed when convenient.

'Gimp' mode is a function available with electronically controlled engines. A part fails. So the computer makes compensations to keep the engine running in a 'safe' mode (see 'Check Engine' light to appreciate same in cars).

Best repair service is obtained when a truck can drive into the shop - not on the side of some road.

BrianR · 05-12-2009, 10:08 PM

Oh good gravy! My fuel pump is gear-driven and that would be difficult to engineer all that way.

I'll see what I can do about pics, inside and out. My chair is quite comfortable, a nice change from seats past. It's wider and softer, and my armrests are adjustable and not broken off for once. I'm liking this, goofy electrical system aside.

zippyt · 05-12-2009, 10:11 PM

Trucks have 2 tanks, or more.

Not necessarily Our big truck ha 1 75 gallon tank

BrianR · 05-12-2009, 10:19 PM

When I say truck, I refer to OTR class 8 trucks. Yours I refer to as a yard dog!

xoxoxoBruce · 05-13-2009, 12:13 AM

In Zippyt's case, a junkyard dog.

zippyt · 05-13-2009, 06:09 PM

In Zippyt's case, a junkyard dog

that would be a scrap yard dog , Thank you verry much !!!!!!

this is a Yard dog ( To me at least ) http://www.kalmarind-northamerica.com/show.php?id=2703

and this while not a Class 8 OTR truck , but still a Big truck none the less

xoxoxoBruce · 05-14-2009, 12:46 AM

Well it's got 5 axles, it's just shorter. Whats the GVWR?

zippyt · 05-14-2009, 04:12 PM

61500 lbs

xoxoxoBruce · 05-15-2009, 12:56 AM

Chubby little fucker.

BrianR · 05-23-2009, 01:43 PM

Currently laid over in Tulsa, OK. Is there a Dwellar here?

BrianR · 05-25-2009, 12:06 AM

Overnighting in New Braunfels, TX and will be spending the rest of tomorrow just west of Brownsville, TX.

Anyone? Anyone?

05-11-2009, 06:59 AM	#137
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	It just hit me. *BrianR is actually a fuel pump.* __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

05-11-2009, 04:47 PM	#139
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Trucks have 2 tanks, or more. So you would need to have two pumps and supporting lines, wires, etc. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

05-12-2009, 10:08 PM	#141
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Oh good gravy! My fuel pump is gear-driven and that would be difficult to engineer all that way. I'll see what I can do about pics, inside and out. My chair is quite comfortable, a nice change from seats past. It's wider and softer, and my armrests are adjustable and not broken off for once. I'm liking this, goofy electrical system aside. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

05-12-2009, 10:11 PM	#142
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Trucks have 2 tanks, or more. Not necessarily Our big truck ha 1 75 gallon tank __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-12-2009, 10:19 PM	#143
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	When I say truck, I refer to OTR class 8 trucks. Yours I refer to as a yard dog! __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

05-11-2009, 09:06 AM	#138
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Sure, we all are.

05-13-2009, 12:13 AM	#144
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	In Zippyt's case, a junkyard dog. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-13-2009, 06:09 PM	#145
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	In Zippyt's case, a junkyard dog that would be a scrap yard dog , Thank you verry much !!!!!! this is a Yard dog ( To me at least ) http://www.kalmarind-northamerica.com/show.php?id=2703 and this while not a Class 8 OTR truck , but still a Big truck none the less __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-14-2009, 12:46 AM	#146
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well it's got 5 axles, it's just shorter. Whats the GVWR? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-14-2009, 04:12 PM	#147
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	61500 lbs __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-15-2009, 12:56 AM	#148
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Chubby little fucker. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-23-2009, 01:43 PM	#149
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Currently laid over in Tulsa, OK. Is there a Dwellar here? __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

05-25-2009, 12:06 AM	#150
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Overnighting in New Braunfels, TX and will be spending the rest of tomorrow just west of Brownsville, TX. Anyone? Anyone? __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

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